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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

世 [shì]
  1. 1. noun [生] life
    来世
    afterlife
  2. 2. noun [代] generation
    世仇
    family feud
  3. 3. noun [时期] age
    世纪
    century
  4. 4. noun [世界] world
    世上
    in this world

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary (1 result)

世 [shì]
  1. 1. epoch

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

世 [shì]
  1. 1. 名 父子相承而形成的辈分，一世就是一代
    第十世孙
    世代相传
    世世代代。
  2. 2. 名 一代又一代；代代
    世传
    世袭
    世仇
    世交。
  3. 3. 名 称有世交情谊的
    世叔
    世兄。
  4. 4. 名 人的一生
    今生今世
    永世不忘
    来世。
  5. 5. 名 时代
    当今之世
    近世。
  6. 6. 名 天下；社会
    公之于世
    举世闻名
    世间
    问世
    面世。
  7. 7. 名 地质年代分期的第四级。在纪以下，跟年代地层单位中的"统"相对应。
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要完整地叙述佛教的世界观，就要从微观世界与宏观世界两个层面来讲。
To explain the world view of Buddhism clearly, we should do it in two levels-the micro-world and the macro-world.
一世蹭蹬使他看透了人间世态。
Countless frustrations all his life made him see the ways of the world.
他早已厌倦了那些复杂的人情世故，想要遁世隐居。
He is tired of the ways of the world and wants desperately to live the life of a hermit.
他们家世世代代都是公侯。
Their family has had dukes and marquises for many generations.
陈世美寡情薄义的行为受到了世人的责骂。
The heartless behavior of Chenshimei was criticized by the public.
孔子的儒家学说对后世影响深远，因而他被世人尊为圣人。
Confucian doctrine exerted a profound influence on later ages, so Confucius is addressed respectfully as a saint.
历朝书法家的传世作品散落在世界各处。
The works of all previous dynasties handed down from ancient times have been scattered around the world.
足球世界杯四年举办一次，是全世界球迷的共同节日。
A common festival for all football fans all over the world, the Football World Cup, is held once every four years.
世界上的时区是以世界时为标准划定的。
The time zones on the earth are established according to Greenwich Mean Time.
世世代代居住在这里的人们，对这里的一切充满了感情。
People who have lived here for generations are full of feeling for everything here.
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